Jib-hank



(No Model.)

J. L. BRADLEY &.R. T. SMITH.

JIB HANK.

No. 325,047. Patented Aug. 25, 1885.

JlB-HANK.

NITE TATES PATENT OFFICE-O JOHN L. BRADLEY AND RILEY T. SMITH, OF NEIVHAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,047, dated August25, 1885.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that we, JOHN L. 3RADLEY and RILEY T. SMITH, citizens of theUnited States, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven andState of Connecticut, have in,- vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Jib-Hanks, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 represents a perspective view of the hank, and Fig. 2 alongitudinal central section.

This invention relates to an im 'n'ovement in that class of hanks whichare attached to a ships jib, as a means of guiding the jib on its upwardand downward movement on the jib-stay, and commonly called jibhanks, theobject being the construction of a cheap and durable article that willride freely and easily on the jib-stay without the ordinary wearing awayof the material, as in the common construction, and also providing ameans by which the hank can have a firm bearing upon the jib and berigidly attached thereto.

The invention consists in the construction of the hank, as hereinafterdescribed, and recited in the claims.

A represents the hank, which is made from any suitable metal, iron beingpreferable, From the neck or narrow portion of the hank, as at a, twocars or projections B B extend outward, perforated at their outer endsfor the insertion of a pin, 1), on which a roller, 0, is hung. The saidroller 0 is loosely hung on the pin 7), revolving freely thereon in itscontact with the jibstay, and by presenting its entire circumference forwear not only overcomes the difficulty of the wearing away of thematerial by long usage, as in ordinary hanks, but also lessens the wearupon the jibstay.

From the neck or narrow portion a the hank extends inward, slightlyincreased in width. Midway between the neck portion and the extremeinner end projeo 5 tions, 0 c, in longitudinal section, are formed togive a more perfect bearing surface for the attachment of the hank tothe jib. At the inner end a triangular cut or groove is formed to graspthe jib. By the formation of the projections c c a considerablebearing-surface is obtained and a more perfect attachment provided for.

As a convenience for attaching the hank to thejib, eyes (I d are formedat the inner end of the hank, by means of which attachment can be madein the well-known manner.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The herein-described jib-hank, consisting of the neck portion a,forwardly-projecting ears B B, with a roller, C, hung between them, eyesd d, and the concaved face-projec' tions 0 0 between said eyes,substantially as shown.

2. In a jib-hank having the neck portion a, cars '13 B, with roller therearwardlyprojecting eyes at d, with a concaved portion between them, asset forth.

3. In ajib-hank, the combination, with the neck portion a, and means forsecuring the device to thejib, of the forwaidly-projecting ears B B,separated at their ends and adapted to receive a roller, substantiallyas shown. 75

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN L. BRADLEY. RILEY T. SMITH.

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G Eon e E TERRY, GEORGE P. Sunsuunv.

